Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1909

Mendoz v. State

Mendoz v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided April 28, 1909 · Brooks
118 S.W. 1031; 56 Tex. Crim. 65; 1909 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 166 (South Western Reporter)

Mendoz v. State

Opinion of the Court

BROOKS, Judge.

This is a conviction of appellant on a charge of abandoning his wife, his punishment being assessed at $100 fine.

There is no affidavit in this record accompanying the information without which a successful prosecution can not be had.

Accordingly the judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

Dismissed.

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